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We note here the passing of pioneering American gas chromatographer Walter G. Jennings on 5 July 2012. Walt, as he preferred, died peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was 90 years old.

Waters (Milford, Massachusetts, USA) and Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd. (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) have signed an agreement to develop an analytical solution that pulls information from complex data sets generated by large-scale proteomics and metabolomics experiments in a bid to advance research.

The University of Queensland is using technology from AB Sciex (Framingham, Massachusetts, USA) to analyse how the floods of 2011 have affected water quality in Australia.

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For those who use HPLC, UHPLC, and LC–MS, keeping up with the latest trends and techniques is essential. Participants in this forum are Lester Taylor, Agilent Technologies; Robert Classon, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.; Atis Chakrabarti, Tosoh Bioscience LLC; Gaurang Parmar, Sigma-Aldrich/Supelco; and Jeff Layne, Phenomenex.

Gas chromatography (GC) continues to be a workhorse technique, but users now face choices of upgrading their systems to newer time-saving technologies or possibly switching to hydrogen carrier gas.

Today more than ever, efficient data handling software is an essential tool in analytical laboratories. Easy workflows, smart data storage and retrieval options, integration of data from multiple systems, and the ability to handle large volumes of data are all critical issues that users must consider when evaluating the choices.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) provides a number of advantages for analysts, including high separation efficiency, short analysis times, low waste generation, and a diverse range of applications

With further improvements in instrumentation and column design, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) Is becoming a mainstream technology.

Reach Separations (Nottingham, United Kingdom) and Onyx Scientific (Sunderland, United Kingdom) will collaborate on a strategic alliance to deliver specialist purification and separation services to the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry.

Good news for users analyzing complex sample mixtures: Shimadzu offers an extra dimension in peak separations for all hyphenation technologies in chromatography

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Nobel Laureate, Sir Harold (Harry) Kroto, will present the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2013.

The current method for diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) can be both invasive and time-consuming. A group of researchers has conducted an initial study into pathogen-derived volatile biomarkers in breath for early and non-invasive diagnosis of VAP.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, California, USA) has announced that it has completed its acquisition of cancer diagnostics company Dako (Glostrup, Denmark).

A team of scientists has performed a series of analyses on three sets of Spanish red wine to see how price affects aroma chemical composition.

HFL Sport Science (HFL), a part of the LGC Group (Teddington, Middlesex, UK) and one of the world’s largest sports drug surveillance laboratories, is preparing for its role testing the horses competing in equestrian events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We note here the passing of pioneering American gas chromatographer Walter G. Jennings on July 5, 2012. Walt, as he preferred, died peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was 90 years old.

Traditionally GPC/SEC is a slow technique. A typical, non-optimized GPC/SEC run with 3 analytical columns and a precolumn needs about 45 to 60 min to be completed. This limits the number of samples that can be analysed.

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An excerpt from LCGC's e-learning tutorial on HPLC for reversed-phase separations at Chromacademy.com.

A pioneer in high performance liquid chromatography reflects on his career and how "enlightened trial-and-error" can reduce the effort involved in method development.

The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation (Miami, Florida, USA) has awarded a grant to the Pittcon Conference committee (Pennsylvania, USA) that will enable the conference to provide educational training and development in laboratory services with a special emphasis on resource-limited countries.

This article provides examples of the use of SLE, demonstrates some of its advantages and provides commercial sources for SLE products.

Problems with retention-time drift, temperature control, and broad peaks from a new column are discussed.